# CVE-2022-0010: QCS 800xA Vulnerability identified in system log files

> Local attackers can read system log files to obtain user passwords, potentially gaining control of industrial control system nodes.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 May 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3wg9-g32r-g6j2

## What is CVE-2022-0010?

CVE-2022-0010 is a high-severity vulnerability in ABB Platform Engineering Tools, published on 22 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in ABB QCS 800xA, ABB QCS AC450, ABB Platform Engineering Tools.

An attacker, who already has local access to the QCS nodes, could successfully obtain the password for a system user account. Using this information, the attacker could have the potential to exploit this vulnerability to gain control of system nodes. 

This issue affects QCS 800xA: from 1.0;0 through 6.1SP2; QCS AC450: from 1.0;0 through 5.1SP2; Platform Engineering Tools: from 1.0:0 through 2.3.0.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0010?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Abb Platform Engineering Tools, Abb Qcs 800xa Firmware, Abb Qcs Ac450 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0010?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0010 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0010 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0010 is a high-severity vulnerability in ABB Platform Engineering Tools, published on 22 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABB Platform Engineering Tools. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0010/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0010/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0010
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0010
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0010

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0010/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.